Costume designer

Natalie Wilkins

In a 20th anniversary celebration of Christina Aguilera's classic ballad Beautiful, Fiona Jane Burgess delves into what is plaguing the youth of today in a series of striking tableaux that focus on the threat of social media and 'influencer' culture on the wellbeing of the impressionable young.The video starts with a series of children blankly staring at their phones, their eyes lit up by their phone screens. Burgess brings each character’s insecurity to life as the camera pans from different perspectives. Young girls stare at themselves in the mirror, covered in cosmetic surgery incision lines, not convinced by the song’s powerful lyrics.&nbsp;But ultimately, as with Aguilera's classic song, this is ultimagely a message of hope.&nbsp;The video ends with a powerful shot of kids playing hopscotch and climbing trees. It is a reminder that should be instilled in every child; it’s okay to just be a kid.[imgtoken data:1] FIONA JANE BURGESS:“This film is a love letter to young people in 2022. It’s an acknowledgement of the fact that social media has totally transformed our relationship with our bodies, and in turn, our mental health."Young people are constantly fed images of unrealistic beauty standards, and with more images and influencers than ever circulating online, it’s virtually impossible to control what information young people consume. This in turn has created an online world which can be as positive as it is volatile. This film explores the tension between progression versus regression in terms of beauty standards and how our cultural relationship to it has evolved in the last twenty years, specifically in relation to the impact it’s having on children and young people.[imgtoken data:2]<blockquote>My hope is that this film opens up a conversation around... images and messages children are consuming.</blockquote>"Research suggests that time spent on social networking sites is associated with body image issues and disordered eating in teens. According to emergency room trends, there’s been a 50% increase in reported self-injury among teenagers since 2009."According to a paper published in the British Journal of Health Psychology, more than half of girls and one-third of boys ages 6 to 8 are unhappy with their body weight. And more than 80 percent of 10-year-olds are afraid of being “fat.” This is heartbreaking. This needs to change. And this film aims to be part of that change.[imgtoken data:3]"This film is an act of resilience. A celebration of courage and self love. A love letter, a signal for change in the way we perceive beauty. My hope is that this film opens up a conversation around the potential harm associated with what images and messages children are consuming, if it’s not spoken about and discussed."I think a lot of children and young people feel suffocated by the online world but don’t know if they’re alone in feeling this way, so for me this film is about acknowledging that they aren’t alone, that it’s normal to have insecurities and to try to have a balanced view of social media and not let it dictate the way we think of ourselves.”&nbsp;&nbsp;

United States

Fiona Jane Burgess

Blair Smith

SMUGGLER

Elizabeth Doonan

Chanel Parkinson

Robert Diment

Andreas Bjørseth

Josh Brooks

Ola Austad

Seth Crosby

Max Bellhouse

Josh Knight

Grace Ellington

Jo Lewandowska

Okay Studio

Julien Alary

Untold Studios

Hannah Ashby Ward

Lane Casting

Kodak

Digital Orchard

Christina Aguilera 'Beautiful (2022 Version)' by Fiona Jane Burgess

Christina Aguilera - Beautiful (2022 Version)

Sasha Nathwani launches a new phase of his music video directing career with this scintillating showcase for Tamil-Swiss singer-songwriter Priya Ragu, which combines elements of South Asian cinema and Kill Bill in a eye-catching style the director dubs 'Tamiltino'.Having celebrated&nbsp;South Asian fashion and culture in her previous videos, the video for&nbsp;Adalam Va! - which&nbsp;translates loosely as Let’s Dance -&nbsp;raises the bar in terms of visual elegance, choreography and pure physicality,&nbsp;with Priya mastering an eye-catching array of intense martial arts moves and energizing dance routines, created by the choreographer Supple Nam.The eye-popping action and performance elements also dovetail wonderfully within the striking splendour of&nbsp;Strawberry Hill House &amp; Garden, a place&nbsp;that is also clearly influenced by subcontinent architecture.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]Adalam Va! is a most vibrant cocktail of electro-pop and soul-stirring South Indian sonics, with Priya’s voice rising like a beacon of positivity. “Adalam Va! is about hope in the darkest of days," she says. "It’s about the fresh energy that emerges out of these times. We wanted to express that feeling through this song and to get everyone on the dancefloor!”And Nathawani's well constructed visual captures the essence of the track with admirable wit and timeless cinematic glamour.“I’ve wanted to work with Priya for a while now," says the director. "This Adalam Va! video was the perfect opportunity. Working collaboratively with Priya and Japhna Gold, we crafted a narrative inspired by classic Tamil films from the 70s and 80s starring Indian film legend Rajinikanth, and fused this with the cinematic flair of Tarantino, coining this combination of styles: TAMILTINO.[imgtoken data:2]"The video tells the story of a Kill Bill-inspired character played by Priya, that liberates a gang of youths enslaved by an evil villain, freeing them through the encouraging chorus line Adalam Va which means Come and Dance."Priya really threw herself into the physical challenge of this video, working closely with choreographer and fight supervisor Supple Nam, she learnt how to use a silambam stick, a South Asian martial arts weapon, alongside numerous dance sequences, inspired by South Asian choreography.”

United Kingdom

Sasha Nathwani

Manoela Chiabai

Caviar

Eleri Evans

Joshua Noon

Smera Kumar

David Wright

Isusko Garcia

Gary Kent

Joshua Dadson

Felix Wildey

Riaz Ahmed

Ciaran Beale

Jake Hunte

Daniela Alves

Shamara Roper

Tasnim Nahar

Supple Nam

Blaine Pearson

TenThree

Jonny Tully

CHEAT

Hands London

Kirstin Cruickshank

Warner Records

Priya Ragu 'Adalam Va!' by Sasha Nathwani

Priya Ragu - Adalam Va! (Official Video)

Ali Kurr directs a quirky, charming supermarket-set romance featuring upcoming singer-songwriter Amber-Simone for the sweet and lovely&nbsp;nu-soul of Strawberry Kisses.

Ali Kurr

Erin Sayder

FRIEND

Luke Tierney

Rosa Junkovic

Adam Barnett

Jake Whitehouse

Caio Dinis

Phoebe Platman

Michelle Boggs

Meg Thorne

Cut+Run

Oisín O'Driscoll

The Mill

Dan Butler

Maggie McDermott

Amber Simone, Uli Forde, Sophia Flohr, James Bryant, Diane Crush

Adam Callan

Becky Tong

Juicebox

R&B, Soul

Amber Simone 'Strawberry Kisses' by Ali Kurr

Amber-Simone-'Strawberry-Kisses'-by-Ali-Kurr

Romain Chassaing, nominated at this year&#39;s UKMVAs for his video for&nbsp;Dizzee Rascal video &#39;Bop n keep it Dippin&#39;, now reunites with Dizzee to create something anarchic, fun and hugely cinematic for Dizzee&#39;s collab with Skepta on Money Right.It&rsquo;s London 2018 - and its turning into the Wild West. The city is fighting to hang on to its very soul, as a crime epidemic sweeps the streets.&nbsp;Drug dealers are dying, murdered in cold blood and their weed stolen. It&rsquo;s lawless and uncontrollable and just as Gotham needed Batman, London looks for a hero&hellip;Out of the darkness emerges Dizzee. He&#39;s a rogue investigator, there to right the wrongs. Or so it seems. he&#39;s not exactly playing by the book...&nbsp;Shot in and around London for three days in September 2018, Romain Chassaing&#39;s video repeats the high octane storytelling of Bop N Keep It Dippin&#39;, putting an English slant on his talent for comedy drama. It&#39;s stylish, cinematic&nbsp;&ndash; and Dizzee (and Skepta) comes out on top in this one...Romain Chassaing is now being represented in the UK by Carrie Sutton and Lock It In, for music video, together with his fellow directors at Solab in Paris, Romain Laurent&nbsp;and&nbsp;Marius Gonzalez.[imgtoken data:1] &nbsp;

Romain Chassaing

Edouard Chassaing

Nicolas Tiry

Arthur Parratte

SOLAB

Shabana Mansuri

Rob Godbold

Hannah Simons

Adric Watson

John Clarke

Paulina Rzeszowska

Robyn Rowan

Manuel Coutant

Muriel Archambaud

Carrie Sutton

Lock It In

John Moule

Island Records

BOLD

Hip Hop

Grime

Dizzee Rascal x Skepta 'Money Right' by Romain Chassaing

Dizzee Rascal - Money Right ft. Skepta

Sashinski interprets themes of loneliness, solitude, love, loss and freedom through a sequence of black and white portraiture for Alex Hepburn&rsquo;s I Believe.Shooting performances of Alex in the studio, as well as in large empty spaces intercut with vignettes featuring streetcast and filmed in-and-around Broadway Market characters.

SASHINSKI

Harriet Towler

FAMILIA

Hannah Bilverstone

Daniel Gibling

Matt North

David Hamilton

Thembi Mkandla

Jess Summer

Chris Roebuck

Ten Three

Joseph Bicknell

OB Management

David Scantamburlo

Warner Music France

Alex Hepburn 'I Believe' by Sashinski

Alex-Hepburn-'I-Believe'-by-Sashinski

Francis Wallis riffs off the culture clash sound of Tiggs Da Author&#39;s Werk It Out, with a party that nods to different&nbsp;eras and movements, from 60s Mod and 70s reggae, to 90s dancehall and the Teenies Twerk.With a rich colour palette, delivered with panache by DoP Marcus Autelli and colourist Joseph Bicknell, Wallis also transforms a classic South London music video location &ndash; the Rivoli Ballroom in Brockley - into something fresh.

Francis Wallis

Toby Walsham

Emilia Reid

Chris Kelly

Marcus Autelli

Beau Scott

Celo Vogle

Nathan Matthews

Dale Slater

Andre Rodrigues

Whitehouse

Youngster

Marisa Garner Associates

Dan Millar

Sony

Tiggs Da Author 'Werk It Out' by Francis Wallis

Tiggs-Da-Author-'Werk-It-Out'-by-Francis-Wallis

If you could go on a date with anyone living or dead, who would it be? Alt-J made their picks and that became the basis of Young Replicant&#39;s science fiction dance film.Acting on behalf of the band, a machine in a subterranean bunker chooses Sylvia Plath, Lee Miller and Anne Boleyn, or at least it chooses their memories. Projected through small glass discs we intercut between these haunting, animated dance scenes (choreographed by Darcy Wallace) that are given a personality based on a computer&#39;s understanding of history.There&#39;s a detached, uncanny valley element to the clip - Alex Takacs aka Young Replicant&#39;s second for the band&#39;s current album, after the brilliant&nbsp;<a href="http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2017/04/18/alt-j-3ww-young-replicant" target="_blank">3WW</a> earlier this year &ndash; as these renditions of historical figures live again for a fleeting moment before fading with the light of the projector.

Young Replicant

Pulse Films

Rik Green

Sonya Sier

Rebecca Mason

Amanda Tuckwell

Elena Argiros

George Nelson

Ben Keswick

Martijn Van Broekhuizen

Jeremy Fusco

Jerry Pradon

Neil Blakesley

Matt Alsopp

Chris Belcher

Tom Grove Carter

Trim Editing

Oisín O’Driscoll

Imogen Pai

Darcy Wallace

Nathan Parker

Lisa Zipper

Alternative

Alt-J 'Deadcrush' by Young Replicant

alt-J - Deadcrush (Official Video)

Three close friends cut loose after one of them loses his job, in Danny Chan&#39;s video for Tom Walker.In this Director&#39;s Cut, the trio embark on a serious session of fun, booze and high-jinks.&nbsp;And there&#39;s almost an air of desperation about the youthful excess - taking it to the limit&nbsp;before the real world encroaches once more - that strikes a chord.

Danny Chan

Stefan Yap

Ben Skyrme

Ryan Digby-Harries

Ellie Passantino-Jones

Lydia Harding

Matthew Prickett

Marty McMullen

Rushes

Daniel Millar

Relentless Records

Tom Walker 'Blessings' by Danny Chan 

Tom Walker - Blessings (Director's Cut) // dir. Danny Chan

Ewan Jones Morris and Casey Raymond make one of their more &#39;mainstream&#39; videos for High Contrast&#39;s Questions. That still means that anything could happen.In this case, a young lad wakes up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, tormented by weird thoughts about a sexy girl. Cue&nbsp;a&nbsp;stream of oddball, quasi-Freudian symbolism straight out of the Casey &amp; Ewan handbook of weird thoughts: doors of perception leading to hearts drained of blood and pencils floating through doughnuts, via love as a pinball game.It all represents&nbsp;the lad&#39;s subconscious anxiety of losing the temptress Polyhedra to a buff-bodied&nbsp;airhead. Well, if you must go on Tindr just before bedtime.

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